Wood Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Stunning and rare Art Deco Italian ashtray in Crystal and Lacquered Wood. This gorgeous piece was produced in Italy during the 1930s. Fully original and in amazing condition. This p...

This is a large antique mortar & pestle. An English, apothecary or country kitchen grinding set in ceramic and beech, dating to the Edwardian period, circa 1910. Substantial Edwardi...

Aesthetic Movement Tiffany & Co. Hand-Engraved Sterling Silver Pocket Flask, New York, Circa 1891–1902, 78 Grams A refined late 19th-century sterling silver pocket flask by Tiffany ...

Synonymous with luxury, caviar is a great gastronomic indulgence that requires to be served and tasted in a proper way. Handcrafted from Venetian glass, our caviar bowl is distinguis...

A sculptural, wall-mounted rotating spice wheel designed by Flemming Digsmed and produced by the Danish manufacturer Digsmed in the 1960s. Crafted from solid teak, it features eight ...

Exquisite French Napoleon III cave à liqueur featuring superb marquetry work in a warm blonde tone, adorned with elegant brass trim. This complete set includes 16 crystal glasses and...

Introducing a set of four hand-carved serving trays. Crafted from solid slabs of solid mahogany, when the rare hardwoods were still plentiful in Haiti, and replete with mesmerizing ...

This stunning Art Deco barware bar tool was designed and crafted in France in the 1930s. The rare cocktail picks accessory features a man pushing a wheelbarrow with picks. The man's ...

A vintage 'Rare Woods' ice bucket designed by Jens Quistgaard for Dansk. Features a plastic lined interior for ice storage with a removable lid with circular handhold. Beautiful and ...

We made this handmade walnut wood & brass serving tray for lazy Sundays spent reading the paper with coffee and scones, but it would be perfect to use for hosting an afternoon tea, o...

Charming 1950's French military officer's mess kit. Kit appears mostly complete and includes original trunk with all of the items shown in the photos. This set can accomodate rough...

Made using a manufacturing process utilized for railways, medical devices, and electronics, the Fin Trivets bring an Industrial touch to your tabletop. Both durable and multifunction...

This elegant vintage wine bottle coaster was crafted by Barker & Ellis, a renowned English silversmith firm. The silver-plated design featu...

A superb and rare complete Elizabeth II walnut cased, 117 piece, twelve place canteen of flatware cutlery, in the elegant Kings pattern, retailed by Harrods Knightsbridge London and bearing hallmarks for Sheffield, 1963 and the makers mark of  Gee & Holmes. Comprising: twelve table forks, twelve dessert forks, twelve dessert spoons, twelve soup spoons, twelve teaspoons, twelve fish knives with silver blades twelve fish forks with silver tines, twelve table forks, twelve dessert knives six table spoons three piece fork set  All contained in the original superb fitted walnut canteen box with hinged lid and a single fitted drawer and custom fitted in blue felt. It bears the label "Harrods Ltd Cutlers & Silversmiths, Knightsbridge, S.W." This is the complete set, it is highly unusual to find such a nice patterned set with not even a single piece missing! Condition: In excellent condition, please see photos for confirmation. Dimensions in cm: Height 19 cm x Width 50 cm x Depth 35.5 cm  - Canteen case Weight 5.44 kg Dimensions in inches: Height 7 inches x Width 1 foot, 8 inches x Depth 1 foot, 2 inches - Canteen case Weight 175 troy oz Harrods founder Charles Henry Harrod first established his business in 1824, aged 25. The business was located south of the River Thames in Southwark. The premises were located at 228 Borough High Street. He ran this business, variously listed as a draper, mercer and a haberdasher, certainly until 1831. During 1825 the business was listed as 'Harrod and Wicking, Linen Drapers, Retail', but this partnership was dissolved at the end of that year. His first grocery business appears to be as ‘Harrod & Co.Grocers’ at 163 Upper Whitecross Street, Clerkenwell, E.C.1., in 1832. In 1834 in London's East End, he established a wholesale grocery in Stepney, at 4, Cable Street, with a special interest in tea. In 1849, to escape the vice of the inner city and to capitalise on trade to the Great Exhibition of 1851 in nearby Hyde Park, Harrod took over a small shop in the district of Brompton, on the site of the current store. Beginning in a single room employing two assistants and a messenger boy, Harrod's son Charles Digby Harrod built the business into a thriving retail operation selling medicines, perfumes, stationery, fruit and vegetables. Harrods rapidly expanded, acquired the adjoining buildings, and employed one hundred people by 1880. However, the store's booming fortunes were reversed in early December 1883, when it burnt to the ground. Remarkably, in view of this calamity, Charles Harrod fulfilled all of his commitments to his customers to make Christmas deliveries that year—and made a record profit in the process. In short order, a new building was built on the same site, and soon Harrods extended credit for the first time to its best customers, among them Oscar Wilde,Lillie Langtry, Ellen Terry, Charlie Chaplin, Noël Coward, Gertrude Lawrence, Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh, Sigmund Freud, A. A. Milne, and many members of the British Royal Family.  On Wednesday, 16 November 1898, Harrods debuted England's first "moving staircase" (escalator) in their Brompton Road stores; the device was actually a woven leather conveyor belt-like unit with a wood and "silver plate-glass" balustrade. Nervous customers were offered brandy at the top to revive them after their 'ordeal'. The department store was purchased by the Fayed brothers in 1985. In 2010 Harrods was sold to Qutar Holdings.  Harrods was the holder of royal warrants from 1910 till 2000 from the following: * Queen Elizabeth II (Provisions and Household Goods) * The Duke of Edinburgh (Outfitters) * The Prince of Wales (Outfitters and Saddlers) * The late Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother (China and Glass) The store occupies a 5-acre (20,000 m2) site and has over one million square feet (90,000 m2) of selling space in over 330 departments making it the biggest department store in Europe. The UK's second-biggest shop, Selfridges, Oxford Street, is a little over half the size with 540,000 square feet (50,000 m2) of selling space, while the third largest, Allders of Croydon had 500,000 square feet (46,000 m2) of retail space. By comparison Europe's second-largest department store the KaDeWe in Berlin has a retail space of 650,000 square feet (60,000 m2). GEE & HOLMES LTD This enterprise can be traced to the registration of Thomas Raynes Ltd as a private limited company in 1935.   Capitalised at £1,000, it was based at 39 Eyre Street, and dealt in cutlery and various tools.  The subscribers were brothers: James Fairclough Gee (1899-1974) and Reginald L. Gee (1913-?).    They had been born at St Helens, Lancashire, the sons of James Gee (1868-1948) – an insurance superintendent – and his wife, Agnes née Fairclough.  In 1939, James and Reginald Gee were living with their parents at 47 Brooklands Crescent.  They were described in the Register of England & Wales (1939) as cutlery manufacturers.  Also residing at Brooklands Crescent (62) was Leonard Wycliffe Holmes (1901-1989), his wife Florence, and their son, James Geoffrey (1932-1985).  Leonard had been born in Sheffield, the son of John Clement Holmes (a steel and iron turner) and his wife, Bertha née Shelton.  Leonard apparently received a technical education, as in 1920 he co-presented a paper on electro-plating  at Mappin Hall.  He held an Associateship in Metallurgy from Sheffield University (Sheffield Daily Independent, 19 November 1920).  Leonard and Florence had been married at a Wadsley Church in 1927: she was the sister of James F. Gee.  In 1939, Leonard was working as a commercial traveller in cutlery.   During the Second World War, Thomas Raynes Ltd was listed at 41 Arundel Street – the same address as cutlery manufacturer, L. Holmes & Co.   The Hawley Collection has a stainless table knife marked ‘L. Holmes & Co’, which was probably made at this time.   Thomas Raynes Ltd became the vehicle for a new business entity – Gee & Holmes Ltd – which initially occupied 41 Arundel Street.  In an advertisement in 1946, the partners announced that they would be moving into a new factory at 61 Eyre Lane in early 1947.  The two-storey factory, which became known as Heritage Works, was bounded by Eyre Lane and Newton Lane.  Gee and Holmes...

Elegant modernist unlacquered brass paper towel holder with a walnut base finished in a hardwax oil. The brass finish will naturally patina and deepen with time.

Designed by Deborah Ehrlich and made in Rhode Island by the same master craftsman who makes her chairs - the simplicity and elegance of this maple cutting board speaks to the collect...

Vintage hand carved rectangular wood tray features Modernist shape and graphic wood grain patterns with the natural tonal range. The handle is wrapped with reed or cane. Minimal shap...

Platter or Tray in Ceramic and Wood Portugal 1970s Blue and White Color Azuelos

Made using a manufacturing process utilized for railways, medical devices and electronics, the fin trivets bring an industrial touch to your tabletop. Both durable and multi-function...

Set of 6 colored crystal glasses by Cristallerie de Lemberg, France, 1920s. In their original box. These glasses were handcut at the Lorraine factory in Lemberg in the late 1920s. Th...

This is an antique Japanese soup-bowl made around 1990s with wood. This soup-bowl is made with wajima-nuri, a Japanese lacquerware from Wajima, Ishikawa prefecture in Japan. Wajima-n...

Bold and playful, this lacquered wooden tray features a gold background adorned with a red coral motif. Finished with a smooth, glossy surface and practical cut-out handles, it’s per...

Beautiful, very rare 1960s nut bowl by Aldo Tura made of red goatskin and brass. Great mid-century design. Made in Italy. Wooden bowl covered with red-dyed goatskin and clear varnish...

Mid Century Modern Teak Wood Serving Tray with Handles, circa 1960s. Beautiful vintage teak tray with stunning wood grain. Minimalist design full of style. Teak grain envelops the s...

Vintage Folk Art bottle stopper - I believe these are ANRI, made in Italy or Austria, but I see no markings, so I'll let the collectors out there be the judge. It depicts a lovely Ma...

Designed by Deborah Ehrlich and made in Rhode Island by the same master craftsman who makes her chairs - the simplicity and elegance of this maple cutting board speaks to the collect...

Vintage Rustic Style Treasure Chest Rattan & Wood Portable Wine Rack A charming fusion of old-world style and rustic utility, this vintage wine rack is crafted in the form of a tre...

19th century English tantalus set in a rare petite size. A tantalus is a decorative container, typically made of wood and metal. designed to securely...

A charming period Napoleon III Second Empire (1852-1870) brass accented ebonized wood and crystal French cave à liqueur. France, mid-19th century, an object of practical use as well as beauty, add a touch of sophisticated elegance and refinement to your next dinner party with this scarce antique cave à liqueur (petite liquour caddy), featuring an ebonized wooden box-form case inlaid with brass string banding, the locking case opens by turning the original key to release the latch lock mechanism then gently lifting the hinged top and front panel, revealing a richly figured mahogany fitted interior, housing a lovely assembled etched crystal liqueur service, including a pair of hand blown crystal decanters decorated in elegant flowing fiolate vine etchings with matching stoppers, accompanied by eight stemmed cordial drinking glasses with geometric etching patern; the folding panels can stay in the up/open position when in use or for display, or press the hinge mechanism to close the panels, then you can lock it and remove the key to secure the contents, the case is finished on all sides so it can be placed anywhere in the room, all raised on short turned feet. circa 1860 Dimensions: (approx) Closed: 10" High, 8.25" Wide, 7 7/8" Deep; Open: 15.25" High, 8.25" Wide, 10" Deep; 5.5lbs Total **Additional photos available upon request** CONDITION REPORT: Good antique condition with nicely aged warm worn patina and desirable unrestored original finish. Wear consistent with 160 years of age, use, handling and exposure, including retaining antique character marks and charm throughout, worn distressed original ebony finish, with scattered nicks, scuffs, scratches, rough spots and very minor chippy paint losses. The imperfections not noticeable in most lighting or at most angles, however we went way out of our way to make sure to capture the flaws in the photos to try and be as transparent and upfront as possible. Please be sure to inspect all the photos. Overall a wonderful assembled set, sturdy, stable, structurally sound, all crystal intact with typical wear but no cracks or damage. Overall a wonderful example, with nothing that detracts from the aesthetics or functionality but only adds to the sophisticated elegance, warmth, antique character, classic refinement, and rich historical depth that can only be acquired over very long periods of time! Keywords: cave a liqueur serving set tantalus bar...

A light-weight Art Deco wood serving tray with handles, circa mid-20th century. Dimensions: 9.82" Depth x 17.63" Width.

Antique Pewter Spoons On Custom Stand, set includes a custom wooden stand, markings on the spoon suggest they are European possibly from the 17th ...

Offered is an absolutely stunning, 1960s Italian giltwood serving tray. Minor patina and paint lost gives this piece a classy statement. A nice addition to any table or room.

Bold and playful, this lacquered wooden tray features a vibrant green background adorned with a striking seashell motif. Finished with a smooth, glossy surface and practical cut-out ...

Big art deco copper pan with wood handle vienna around 1920s Only polished

Introducing a rectangular tray made of mulberry wood from the Showa period in Japan. This gem was carefully carved from a single piece of solid wood using the mulberry tree, which h...

Vintage Art Deco Serving Tray Walnut Ply-wd, circa 1930, USA "in good vintage condition with minor "imperfections" and "knicks" on the back" "o...

Gladmark Solid Walnut Tray, Burbank California, 1960's. Signed with makers mark to the bottom. ( Two Trays Available. )

Pair of Sterling Sculptures of Flying Swans in Landscape, Spain, Circa 1960s This exquisite pair of sterling silver sculptures showcases two flying swans in a serene landscape craf...

Zarucolander is a collapsible colander and basket, designed by designer Rio Kobayashi. The strainer slats, crafted from walnut, were steam bent and then secured with red and black colored ball...

Silver Flatware, England 1920s A set of 12 knives and 12 forks with real mother of pearl handles. Original wooden box. Knife 20 cm. Fork 16 cm Exce...

Large and small serving trays made from teak veneer. Suitable as a bed serving set due to its size and raised edges. It was made in Denmark during the 1960s by Silva. The small tray ...

French sculpture, original good vintage condition. All damages on pictures. Zebra was produced in 60s in France.

This solid plank beech chopping block has a helpful feature: a steel handle on the top for easier carrying and storage. The beautiful grain pattern is still quite clear behind very l...

Bold and playful, this lacquered wooden tray features a vibrant green background adorned with a striking seahorse motif. Finished with a smooth, glossy surface and practical cut-out ...

A finely crafted oak serving platter featuring the iconic “Savoy” silhouette from a limited Alvar Aalto collection by Iittala, Finland. This piece showcases the essence of Finnish de...

Rustic Wood Bowl Nutcracker Set 7 x 3 h x 7.13 diameter tool 5 x 1 w Original vintage condition See all images provided

A large Chinese porcelain duck tureen. Beautifully detailed features and hand painted glazes. Uncommon pale purple glaze with vibrant yellows and greens at the feathers. Blue interio...

Stunning thermos decanter in vitrified dyed green goatskin and brass. This charming object was designed by Aldo Tura for Macabo in Italy during the 1950s and is signed on the bottom....

Empire style teapot made by silversmith August Thomsen in Denmark, 1918 The teapot is made of genuine silver 830s, stamped with the Danish three towers (see the stamp) and with a ...

An exceptional, fine and impressive, rare antique Victorian English cast sterling silver three piece bird condiment set; an addition to our novelty silver cruets/condiments collectio...

Offered is an absolutely stunning, 1960s Italian giltwood serving tray. Minor patina and paint lost gives this piece a classy statement. A nice addition to any table or room.

A very nice Republic period rosewood hand-carved serving tray with pewter dragon and bat appliques, circa 1930s. The tray is in good vintage condition and measures 10"Wx18"Lx1.5"D. ...

Fantastic rocket shaped, bullet ice bucket in aluminum and brass from the fabulous fifties. In excellent vintage condition with minimal wear. Has the original brochure pamphlet. 3 ...

We made this modern ebonized oak wood and brass tray for lazy Sundays spent reading the paper with coffee and scones, but it would be perfect to use for hosting an afternoon tea, or ...

Awesome collection of five Danish Modern teak pepper mills by Jens Quistgaard for Dansk and other Danish manufacturers, circa 1960s. The mills are in very good vintage condition and range in height 5.5" to 9". Signed on the underside. Super cool set ! Please see my other Danish pepper mills...

Versatile Danish modern folding teak bed / breakfast tray, circa 1980s. The tray can be used for breakfast in bed with the two foldable legs or as a regular serving tray with the leg...

Fine traditionally hand-crafted and turned Oak half Yakisugi platter - bowl. These are handmade to the very best quality in London using traditional techniq...

A French hand-built butcher block table made from oak and pine would make the perfect kitchen island. This functional antique has a thick top made of many wood fragments all held tog...

Intensively detailed Mid Century Cocktail sticks made by Toledo Swords, Spain. A fine set of 8, Cup Hilt Fencing Rapiers, all in an elaborate stand and he...

A dramatic accent to any modern living room decor, this square lighter and ash tray set will elevate any coffee table or desk surface with its timeless allure. Modern-inspired with a touch of vintage...